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U.S. should
record on hu
?C.E. Holman
A foolish consistency is the hobgob
-Ralph Waldo
Over the past few weeks, America
occuring in Bosnia, Somalia, and Irai
have expressed our deepest outrage, ai
nic cleansing" occuring in Bosnia, the
sacre of the Shiites in Iraq are merely
quest for self-destruction.
Yet, what strikes me as most ironi*
itself as the great bastion of human rij
ish consistency," which we seem to igi
Our own record of human rights is
societies. Looking through history, I s<
if it.* _
io iisien iu our seii-ngnieous politician
The Jamestown colony, which we
would not have survived had it not in
slaves. Despite all the rhetoric of whit
the dream of America would have di
black man.
Following Jamestown, America
blacks for almost three centuries, and ;
les were removed, persisted to treat
class citizens. The abuses of the Afi
slave are well documented. Yet, our <
slavery as something which occurred
Only 30 years ago, blacks were being
cannons, and flogged with rubber hose
and have a decent education. The re
remind us that while legalized slavery
from dead.
When asked where people would m
Hawaiian shore are brought to mind. J
in our crown. When missionaries went
thp eouono nafiv^c " that/ K?rviir?Hf urifK
UJV oa v nan vuo, uiv/^ uiuu^iu wILIA
extinguished the Hawaiian culture. We
people into slaves for sugar corporat
burn cane fields so that Dole's CEO c;
concert.
During World War II we were horril
Yet, few complained when President R
anyone with the slighest drop of Jap
were torn from their families, lost the
were forced to live like animals. But, ii
sented a threat in wartime." That is all
justify the extermination of the Jews,
again.
In the 1950's, America was held hos
Director J. Edgar Hoover in their
Americans who spoke out against Met
their careers ruined. When American
Rosenbergs, again the country failed
everyone he suspected of Communist
Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and Martin Lu
KGB for its alleged violations, we si
McCarthy to run rampant.
When the Irish, Italians, and Greeks
the ninteenth century, they too were
Wave after wave of immigrants were
enclaves, and welcomed to America
poor, tired, huddled masses," the Sta
boats pulled into Ellis Island, while the
Hall concluded, "So that we can take a<
Somailia almost pale in comparison
America and factory life that the immig
r>... ?ii.. i?? 1
uui, tiiudi uagicoiiy is wimi 1105 uc
Once numbering near ten million, the
the Indian wars, has diminshed to almo
very beautiful, always displaying a hi
They did not pilage the land for profi
geysers. They were the first true envir
attacking white settlers, while in trutl
land. If someone were invading us,
Americans have tried to appease them
reservations. Reservation life has not en
magnified the horrors.
These are merely a few examples of,
record. And now, history is one the v
collapse of the Soviet Union, the breal
the Middle East, we'll soon have mor<
We have truly fufilled Emerson's fate!
hobgoblin of little minds." Mr. Emerson
is in our hands.
BEWARE OF CLINTON AND
IN FOREIGN
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look at its
iman rights
lin of little minds.
Emerson
i has seen footage of the atrocitie
q. In typical American fashion, w
nd proceeded to ignore it. The "eth
starvation in Somalia, and the mas
further examples of man's ultimaf
c, is how America tries to positioi
^hts. It is our hypocrisy, that "fool
lore.
perhaps the worst of all "civilized'
iq so many abuses that 1 m appalec
iS.
cite as the foundation of America
lported African
e supremecists,
ed without the
enslaved the
after the shack- < > fjj
them as fourth Jm
rican-American v
generation sees
in the far past.
attacked by dogs, shot at by watei
s, just because they wanted to vote
:cent riots in Los Angeles shoulc
may have died, social slavery is fai
ost like to vacation, images of the
Jawaii, yet another sparkling jewel
over to "save the heathen souls ol
them diseases which has virtuall)
; then persisted to turn their noble
ions. Native Hawaiians slash and
an sip Pina Coladas at the Don He
fied at what Hitler did to the Jews,
oosevelt ordered the internment ol
>anese blood. Japanese-Americans
ir lands, lost their businesses, and
: was justified because they "repremost
the same logic Hitler used to
The "foolish consistency" strikes
tage by Senator McCarthy and FBI
fanatic search for Communists.
Farthy were "blacklisted" and had
s witnessed the execution of the
to act. Hoover compiled tiles on
activities, including JFK, Marilyn
ther King. While we chastized the
at back and allowed Hoover and
first migrated here from Europe in
treated as second class citizens.
i harassed, barred up into ethnic
with closed arms. "Give us your
tue of Liberty proclaimed as the
: political machines like Tammany
ivantage of you." The atrocities in
to the social atrocities of urban
rants were subjected to.
en done to the Native American,
population, following disease and
st nothing. The Indian culture was
irmony between man and nature,
t. They did not erect oil-spewing
onmentalists. We blame them for
1 they were defending their own
would we have done no less?
iselves by placing the Indians on
ihanced their culture, it has simply
America's wonderful human rights
erge of repeating itself. With the
cup of Yugoslavia, the turmoil in
j ethnic groups we can desimate.
ful words. We have become "the
i, rest easy knowing that the world
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Palms giving independence
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Carolina." ' " Broadcasting
Hai Nguyen
Biology Ph.D. candidate
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i Pro-Choice is the Am
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In the United States, the Constitution But as
supports the unquestionable separation of away a
; church and state. country,
1 ' It guarantees us, as citizens, personal choice at
freedoms such as who, where and when paigning
i we worship. not spem
This does not only apply to the class- advice t
room, where children cannot be forced oppostitic
into religious expression they do not believe. I
believe in. It also applys to the womb. are per:
I No matter how we feel as individuals opposed I
about the issue of abortion, we cannot What
forget that all people's beliefs are equal- woman's
ly valid in the eyes of the Constitution, sion. A c
/\nu me constitution is me law 01 our me rest c
country. If we don't like it, we are free should nc
to go elsewhere. But we are not free to No one h;
revoke the rights of our fellow citizens It is a
simply because we disapprove. decision
Technology cannot prove where life that she \
begins. We have laws on the books carefully,
against murder. Until abortion can be or in hasti
proved to be murder, there are no Many f
grounds for disallowing it, simply able to m
because the only other reason for elimi- fighting f
nating abortion is spiritual. for Amer
What one American believes to be dom fron
spiritually and morally correct is usually tated by
entirely different from his neighbor. And rights,
it is each person's right to hold those one to d<
beliefs. Even if they include the con- supporters
tention that abortion is acceptable, to make \
Perhaps their God feels differently than is simply
yours. That is their right. to the indi
An adult female has the right to do No gro
what she wishes with her body. And it and jury
must always remain that way unless it Any won
can be proven that a fetus is not simply spend pie;
part of a woman's body. self.
If science can nrove we are takine the
life of a self- supporting, living thing - Shelley
without its consent, the law will change, Shelley
and rightfully so. for The G
;E After 20 years, abortioi
Twenty years have gone by and the Ask y(
abortion controversy has experienced spends 1
ups, downs and plateaus; it has done going thi
^ everything but die out. how to p
I don't think it takes a genius to figure kind of p<
' out why. The issue is a deep one and and deve
affects the top three professions ? med- pose is tl
. ical, legal and political. naive as t
/ For many it is only a spiritual issue, cares abo
f j for God is the creator and life begins at a person
/ the moment of conception; therefore, the sanctity <
r p taking of life at any time is murder ? died or j
pure and simple. The pro-life stance is damaged
2$ also held by many because medical find- dren ? e
j|$! ings show heartbeats and brain waves are parent? Is
detectable usually by the time a woman cern for ;
f 7 realizes that she might be pregnant. I ton?
would like for you to think about pro-life But wh
from a different angle and instead of realize yc
uiinKing in terms or controversy, try to 10 uisappt
^ / look at a few things that require logical hide youi
/ thinking, something, it seems, many try doesn't gi
? to discourage ? especially concerning and it pro
life issues. - a part of >
Abortion is an industry ? profitable But as
GA and lucrative. This industry not only gen- What kin
f, erates money for the clinic itself, but that hon
ff* also provides big bucks for lobbying, child's lil
advertising and fancy promotional chooses
jS pieces. THINK, t
Sp An average abortion, first trimester,
costs approximately $300. The average ? Kathr
0! time to perform an abortion is 15 min- Kathr;
sV: utes. Most abortion clinics operate seven Daybreak
&' days a week. You figure it up!
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ds another "It's like a child-parent
:ampus any- tionship and Carolina is 1
y have fund- ly letting them grow."
themselves
in be benefi- Melissa Green
s." Journalism
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of now, banning abortion takes away, th<
woman's choice. And in this ju?oernaii
that is unconstitutional. Pro- where th
:tivists are not out there cam- shows ha:
to promote abortion. They are Arsenic
ding their time pandering bad ton as m
o helpless women, as many Letterma
mists would like the country to Quayle d
n fact, many pro-life supporters concentr
sonnally or fundamentally Republic,
o abortion. take an (
they are supporting is a Democrat
right to make her own deci- ^n(j ^
lecision that will affect her for reoort it
>f her life. A decision the state USA 1
>t be allowed to make for her. a page_i0
as that right but her. what?othe
personal, moral and spiritual about Da
about what she believes. One surr
vill no doubt wrestle over very Letterman
and hardly make thoughtlessly funny, w?
or was it
>eople are fighting for her to be Qf ^g ^
ake that decision. They are not .^ ^gg c
or abortion. They are fighting Since 1
ica s right to choose, tor tree- ouaoe of
1 religious constriction as die- I'veoften
the state and for women's brazen an<
Pro-choice is not forcing any- er ser^Q
3 anything, unlike anti-choice Today doi
> who feel it is their prerogative worthy of
vomen's decisions for them. It hav? corn
leaving individual decisions up newspapei
ividual. Letterm
up has the nght to play judge who leave
over another woman's womb. con(jj
nan facing an abortion will w?jj rej-?
nty of time doing that for her- -n ^jy ^
cal humor
In a da>
Ma gee maligned
Magee is the Editor in Chief media wo
amecock. into its ra
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lurself this question: A doctor hosts then
2-plus years of his/her life c?u 0
ough medical school to learn ?ose: e
reserve and extend life. What vuay e u
srson then takes that knowledge ^ ,rercenl
lops a career whose sole pur- IVUM1 ^un
le taking of lives? Are you so Umbau
o think this "career abortionist" lavorite U
ut women at all? Do* you think beyond th
with so little regard for the asked the
of life could care less if you daughter,
your reproductive system was telling the
so you might never have chil- anyone el:
ven when your choice is to be a daught
; this person motivated by con- answer frc
you or is greed the magic but- daughter I
Merely
en you are scared ? when you
>u are pregnant ? logic seems
Jar. Pro-life doen't allow you to IQMF
mistake from your daddy. It Jf st
your boyfriend off the hook,
bably will keep you from being
your high-profile sorority. 7~
k yourself one last question. u 'n
d of society have we created Managin
ors a woman who ends her ~?Py Re
fe but judges the woman who Viewpoir
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hen do the right thing. Qraphics
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rela- "They seceded in true South
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the students want, more power
to them."
John Cunningham
English
dia is allowing
k shows to act
commentary
Sheinin
he general election just over three months
s presidential campaign has turned into a
it of political undermining and backstabbing
e candidate appearing on the most talk
s the upper hand.
) Hall might as well wear a pro-Clinton butuch
as he maligns President Bush. David
n would be hurting for material if Dan
idn't exist. Jay Leno is guilty as well of
ating mostly on the
ins, however, he does j
occasional stab at the jpp^Hp| j
le media continues to
oday recently devoted " J|[
ng column of copy to Mk
r columnists are saying
n Quayle. Grouped in
eptitiously was a recent Top Ten List from
t's program. Was USA Today trying to be
is it merely par for the newspaper's course,
testimony toward the declining intelligence
lerican newspaper reader? More than likely
r at least the latter two.
when was David Letterman considered a
the American voter? As a Late Night fan,
found the gap-toothed Hoosier's comments
d bitingly sarcastic, but I would not considus
political commentary. Apparently, USA
es. It was good for a laugh, but it's hardly
valuable snare TTnfnrtnnafelv it is what we
le to expect from the colorful soundbyte
r.
lan is going to continue to ridicule those
; themselves open ? worthy or not. With
tion of the country such comic relief is,
f to many who can find little else humorous
fe. But is it political insight? No, it is politi,
not worthy of newspaper space.
/ and age where the news media is as much
as the politicians they seek to discredit, the
uld be wise to reconsider who they accept
nks. Let the Lettermans, the Arsenios and
have their fun but keep them out of actual
ommentary.
unerican voter is going to vote for the periast
ridiculed on late night television, the
^selves would be about the only ones who
n enough electoral votes ? remember
ctoral College? Does it ring a bell? Even
itself is getting on the talk show circuit. He
tly appeared on Larry King Live and the
baugh program on radio,
gh praised him while taking shots at his
iroeK the media and liberals Kino went
e boundaries of acceptable questioning and
VP what would he do if his 13-year-old
Corrine, got pregnant. Quayle, instead of
overrated broadcaster it was none of his or
>e's damn business, said he would support
er's decision ? an honest and encouraging
)m this staunch abortion foe. What did his
hink? Who knows, nobody asked her.
par for the election course.
5aittcock
afrving USC snca l?C3
Chief Shelley Magee
g/News Editor Tige Watts
sk Chief Jay King
it Editor Aaron Sheinin
Life Editors Clay Murphy
Parasettia Singleton
A r+iot ^
" "si oean Mcuumnebb
phy Editor Jeff Mabon
Jitor Jack Dunn
i/ledia Coordin Jim McKellar
>n Manager Laura Day
dviser Erik Collins
ig Manager Renee Gibson
ssified Manager Neha Samagond
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